By Larry Fitzmaurice
on July 19, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. EDT

UPDATE: Silent Barn now has a Kickstarter page raising money for reconstruction; check it out here.

Queens venue Silent Barn has played a big part in the DIY explosion in the New York music scene over the past few years. Unfortunately, it has fallen on hard times. A note on the venue's Facebook page posted late last night announced that Silent Barn had been robbed over this past weekend, with over $15,000 worth of audio equipment, "house projects," and personal belongings taken from the space.